EKKA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EKKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EKKA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EKKA is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EKKA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EKKA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EKKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. EKKA needs 1 blank tile.
What does EKKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small one-horse carriage used in India.
The ekka has two wheels and no springs, and it takes its name from the word for one, after the single horse. It was the ordinary hired transport of northern India before motor vehicles.
How EKKA is used
Countable: an ekka, two ekkas. Historical.
- An ekka has two wheels and no springs at all.
- The word ekka comes from the Hindi for one.
- Two ekkas were cheaper than one motor car.
- An ekka was hired the way a taxi is now.
- The single horse is what gives the ekka its name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EKKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EKKA
1 longer words begin with EKKA.
Words ending in EKKA
1 words end in EKKA. Useful as a back hook: play EKKA onto a word already on the board.
Words with EKKA inside
1 words contain EKKA in the middle. Words that start with EKKA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EKKA
Common questions about EKKA
- Is EKKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EKKA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EKKA worth?
- EKKA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EKKA mean?
- A small one-horse carriage used in India.
- What letters can be added to EKKA?
- EKKA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EKKA:
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